Clan Tremere is extremely interested in the bloodline that Prince Darwin is supposedly part of.  It has been reported that he is immune to our magick to a certain extent.  As you know, we track and when needed, eliminate all bloodlines which share this trait.  Not much is known about the bloodline of the prince and more information is needed.

Over the centuries we have discovered a total of 10 bloodlines that were immune to our magick.  Two of them are contained within the clan.  We have managed to successfully remove 4 of them (1 belonging to Clan Gangrel, 1 to Toreador and 2 within our own clan), leaving 6 existing known lines.  Here is what we know of these lines:

  • 1 Ventrue line – this line belonged to one of the founding members of the Camarilla.  He was the first Ventrue Justicar but disappeared sometime within the 16th century.  It is believed that he is either in Torpor or that he has been destroyed.  He had no childe that we know of.
  • 1 Brujah line – currently belongs to a Brujah elder within the Camarilla.  It is believed that he has only created 2 Progeny and both are under watch at this time
  • 1 Ventrue line – this line belongs to a Ventrue elder in London and his lineage is still being traced.  Currently there are less than 8 kindred believed to belong to this line.
  • 1 Giovanni Line – Currently residing in Italy, this line is contained due to the fact that there are no male children currently in his family line and so we feel there is little danger of extending this line.  He continues to be under watch.
  • 1 Toreador line – this is the Toreador Elder in Barcelona, but this has yet to be verfied.
  • 1 Ravnos line – this was reported back in the 18th century but has never been verified.  As you know, the Ravnos are not exactly easy to pin down and we are not sure if this is a true immunity or perhaps some type of Chimestry side-effect.

Needless to say the danger of a new bloodline emerging with this trait can be disastrous.  We need to know if this prince really is immune to our magick and if so, if this is a new bloodline or if he belongs to one of the existing lines we are tracking.

Your main goal is to establish a Tremere presence within Palm Beach once again and to discover what you know about the Lineage of the Prince.  What we know about him is as follows:

He was the Ventrue Clan Elder within the City of New York at the turn of the century.  He first became noticed within New York around 1896, when the previous Clan Elder was summoned back to Vienna to serve as an Advisor and Archon of Clan Ventrue in Europe.  At this time, the Prince of New York, a Ventrue named Ethan, selected a venture named David to be appointed the new Clan Elder.

David was considered the “right hand man” of Prince Ethan and as such was spared several traditions which are normally held by clan.  One of them was to recite his lineage – he has not done to this day.  It is not known who his sire is.  This was a big problem for us in New York because as you know, we keep strict records of all lineages as well as possible abilities and weakenesses.

It is unclear all of the reasons why he left New York, but we did have a hand in that.  We did put a great deal of Pressure on Ethan to force him to undergo a bloodwalk.  When he refused, Ethan agreed to allow us to do it anyway, without his knowledge, which is when we discovered his immunity to our magick.  Shortly after this, he left New York for Florida.

Once he arrived in Florida, he started to use the name of Darwin.  There is a strong possibly that he is much older than he appears and just has been changing names for a while now.  Unfortunately it is impossible to track his lineage via magick, we will have to do it through research.  The problem is that after the events in New York, and given the fact that the Camarilla has given him free reign within his territory, we really need to get close to him to find any information about his past – and that means getting him to agree to allow us back into the city.

Tread lightly, there is a strong possibly that he is dangerous as his age is unknown.  Also considering the special treatment the Camarilla has afforded him, it is possible that he may have allies within the Inner Circle – so the political ramifications can be severe.

Your goal is to allow the clan back into the city somehow – possibly gain his trust.  It was reported to us that he regularly visits a Gypsy who resides in Ft. Lauderdale, although she may have relocated by now.  Her name is Clarissa, we were never able to get a last name.  This can be used as an advantage, as he may be superstitious and we can use that to our benefit.

That is your primary mission – everything else is secondary – do us proud.